In his first college game, Newton led Howard University to a 43-40 upset win over UNLV on Saturday night in Las Vegas. Newton ran for 190 yards and two touchdowns and passed for 140 yards and another TD against the Rebels.

Per Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino, this was the largest upset vs spread EVER

A $100 bet on Howard to win outright vs UNLV paid out $55,000

Saturday’s win was the second Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) upset over a Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) team by a historically black college or university already this season. Tennessee State beat Georgia State 17-10 on Aug. 31.

It was Howard’s first win in a season opener in more than a decade.

Howard will face another FBS opponent this week at Kent State.

Other notable HBCU upsets last weekend: Albany State over Valdosta State and Virginia State over Norfolk State.

Of the matchups between HBCUs and FBS teams this week, Alcorn State has the best FPI chance to win (14.1% at FIU) of any. Howard has a 4.1% chance of pulling off the upset for the second straight week.

Running back Anthony Philyaw of the Howard Bison dives for the end zone against the UNLV Rebels during their game at Sam Boyd Stadium on Sept. 2 in Las Vegas.

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Largest Football Power Index (FPI) upsets last 10 seasons

Sat. Howard 1.2% UNLV

Sat. Liberty 2.2% Baylor

2016 South Alabama 2.3% Mississippi St.

2013 Eastern Washington 2.4% Oregon St.

2015 Portland St. 2.4% Washington St.

FPI percentage chance to win – HBCUs vs FBS teams this week

Alcorn State at FIU 14.1

Southern at Southern Miss 5.8

Howard at Kent State 4.1

Alabama State at Troy 1.0

Arkansas Pine-Bluff at Akron 0.5

Savannah State at Appalachian State 0.3

Alabama A&M at Vanderbilt 0.2

Notable upsets by HBCUs

Football

Bethune-Cookman running back Anthony Jordan leaps as he runs during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Florida International on Sept. 14, 2013, in Miami.

Demetrius Sims of Bethune-Cookman waits for the ball as Duke Stunkel of South Florida slides into second base safely during their college baseball Gainesville Regional game June 2 at Alfred A. McKethan Stadium in Gainesville, Florida.

Liner Notes

ESPN Football Power Index – 2017 The Football Power Index (FPI) is a measure of team strength that is meant to be the best predictor of a team’s performance going forward for the rest of the season. FPI represents how many points above or below average a team is. Projected results are based on 10,000 simulations of the rest of the season using FPI, results to date, and the remaining schedule. Ratings and projections update daily.